The FMT Blog

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a 35% tax hike on hundreds of Russian goods, including seafood.

Kantar figures for the red meat market assert that over the 12 weeks ending 20th February 2022, pork was the only red meat to see growth in sales on pre-pandemic levels, compared to lamb and beef.

According to a report by the BBC, Jersey’s Minister for Treasury and Resources said that cutting the goods and services tax (GST) on food would not solve problems of inequality.

The chairman of MHP, Dr John Rich, who heads up one of Ukraine’s biggest food producers, has said that it would pose a major risk to the country’s population if its operations were to fail.

Welsh leeks are currently under consideration for registration as a UK Geographical Indication.

Defra has confirmed that it will be scrapping the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) statutory levy for the potato and horticulture sectors from April 2022.

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned that as a result of the Ukraine conflict, disruption to food output affecting various supply chains, impacting availability and affordability, could last for many years.

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) have launched an online resource that aims to make it easier for food and drink manufacturers in England, Scotland and Wales to adopt technology and grow their business.

TV celebrity chef and author Rachel Allen has been announced as this year’s host of the Women In Meat Industry Awards Ceremony, held at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington on 25th November.

Speaking at an Efra committee meeting, director of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Andrew Opie said the impact of the UK-Australian trade deal on UK food prices “will be completely negligible”.